For nights when you think, “I don’t want to cook but we still gotta eat.” Personally, I believe the fact that slow cookers exist is proof God is a woman. With the right combination of ingredients, you can truly just throw food inside of it, turn it on, and come back hours later to a ready-made dinner. It’s the closest thing to a personal chef most of us will ever be able to afford, a real-life magic cauldron right there in our kitchen cabinets.
To use them to their fullest potential, here are some easy and delicious dump-and-go Crockpot recipes — no browning or searing meat first, and no stirring halfway through. Frozen potstickers and packaged coleslaw make Fit Slow Cooker Queen’s potsticker soup incredibly easy to dump and go. It has all the appeal of takeout, but without the hefty delivery fee and sodium spike afterward.
So many Crock-Pot recipes require you to sear or brown the protein before adding it to the slow cooker, which does not qualify as dump-and-go anymore. Princess Pinky Girl’s Hawaiian chicken recipe excludes that step (hallelujah), but adds plenty of flavor via a sticky, sweet sauce. Shredded chicken is one of the easiest things to make in the slow cooker, and one of the most versatile.
Here, All The Healthy Things’ recipe breaks down how to make pulled barbecue chicken and the best way to dress it up for restaurant-style sammies. I love curry but am always afraid if I try and make it at home, I’ll just be disappointed by the outcome. But maybe Family Fresh Meals’ slow-cooker version is worth a shot.
That coconut curry sauce just sounds so good... Spinach artichoke dip is the best, so why not morph it into an entree? Fit Slow Cooker Queen’s spinach artichoke chicken and pasta looks like the most delicious way to get some greens into your meal, TBH.
If you’re trying to make more meatless meals these days, consider trying this enchilada orzo from Damn Delicious. It’s creamy, flavorful, and filling, and would be so good topped with avocado or salsa verde. Chicken and spinach in a creamy Parmesan and sun-dried tomato sauce?
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